Alexandria Mom's Calendar of Events

Monday, April 6, 2015

After two cancellations due the snow, the BSVCA was finally able to presentthe City speaker on the sewer project. You can review the PowerPoint (pdf)of the presentation on our website, www.bsvca.net <http://www.bsvca.net> ,listed right above the April Calendar. This is very informative and shouldbe reviewed by all residents; so please consider sharing the informationwith a neighbor who may not have a computer. Homeowners should be receivingletters soon from the City regarding this project and time lines. Duringwork on the sewer on individual blocks, residents will be requested not touse water during that day. This includes turning off sump pumps. In orderto work in a segment of the sewer, water can not be running through it. Itis important that we are aware of and cooperate with requests from theDepartment of Project Implementation (DPI) so that this project can becompleted in a timely manner and without any unwanted concerns.

UPDATE ON WORK BY VDOT

Even though the weather impeded the work by VDOT, they are now moving aheadwith various aspects of the I-395/Seminary Rd. project. They have begun toinstall the roadway posts for the noise wall, south of Sanger Ave. along N.Van Dorn St. They began opposite Taney Ave. and planned to work north andthen south from there. However, they are working south from Taney andgenerally install two posts per day when they are working. They anticipatebeing substantially complete on that wall by the middle or end of April.They are continuing to work on the remainder of the Auxiliary Lane, and itshould be closer to completion toward the Seminary Exit Ramp by mid April.Once that is finished, they indicated that they would go back to thesediment basin (opposite Hollandtowne Townhouses) and work south from there.They planned to remove the basin at that time, too. However, VDOT iscurrently working on removing the basin prior to completing the AuxiliaryRoad. They indicated that the HOV Bridge project is progressing well andthat they anticipate finishing it and the Seminary Bridge replacement by theend of September. The new pedestrian bridge will open before that date (inearly summer).